Thursday, May 05, 2011

french tangerines

The French Tangerinecontacted me via etsy with a monogram request. The above monogram was the first one that I designed.

My client came back with comments to make the letters "equal" in size, so I went back to the drawing board and came up with this one.

I thought this one might be fun using a tangerine as the moniker for the monogram.

After getting to know my client a bit more by reading her blog, my homework paid off.

I realized that perhaps something that was a bit more "french provencal" would be more suited to her style than a monogram. The above artwork was sent.

My client came back requesting just the monogram, no wording and to eliminate one top tangerine. So I did the above illustration and sent it off and she was thrilled.

So you see that part of my work is getting to know the client, and to also let them know that this process takes time as all my work is done by hand and I strive to create original work for each client.

I love creating unique designs for each and every client to be used for personal stationary.

Imagine getting one of these pretties in the mail...from The French Tangerine!

28 comments:

Having see you work personally on a project of ours, it's such fun to see the evolution of someone else's design! Love how your process encompasses a client's wishes without losing your signature touch.xxoo

I liked the path you took to reach that charming result!Nothing helps more then to know your client a bit more...And: Thank you again for the wonderful Dahlia flower!KARMA is always good!She will find a sunny spot over the weekend in the garden!

i love the evolution of this design..its amazing how knowing your client shapes and enhances your own creativity..thanks for sharing patricia..I would love you to check out my daughter's room ( that i recently decorated) on my blog today..xx meenal

patricia, you are just amazing. i'm not one to gush but dang it, you create the most beautiful images. each image was more beautiful than the last one. only you could turn a tangerine into such a work of art.

Impressive! Not just your talent and the artwork but that you would be willing to redo and redo the artwork until it was exactly as the client wanted. Do you factor that in (all the changes) when you set your fees? And do you always show completed (in color) work before the design is finalized?